IN THE HIGH COURT OF AN`DHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATl (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO.- 24496 OF 2025 Between = M. Sirisha, W/o. M. Mallikarjuna Reddy, Aged about 45 years, Occ Fair Price Shop Dealer, Shop No.1385067, R/o. Kothapeta, Dhone -518 222, Nandyal District ...Petitioner \ AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Prades'h. 2. The District Collector (Civil+Supplies), NandyaI District, NandyaI, Andhra Pradesh. 3. The Revenue Divisionlal Officer, Dhone Division, Dhone, NandyaI District, Andhra Pradesh. 4. The Tahsildar, Dhone Mandal, Dhone, Nandyal District, Andhra Pradesh. 5. Smt. Nalawadi Nagaratna Bai, W/o. M. Ananda Rao, aged about 60 years, R/o D.No. 7-35, Dhone Village, Dhone MandaI, Nandyal Dist. ...Respondents Petition under Article 226 of' the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances. stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ., order or direction more particularly one in nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd Respondent in passing the impugned Suspension/Cancellation Order vide Rc.No.D/CS/64/2025, Dt ''25.08.2025, cancelling the authorization of the petitionerls Fair Price Shop No.1385067, Dhone Town, Nandyal District as illegal, arbitrary and violative of prI-nCiPleS Of natural justice under ArtI-CIes 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitutl-on of India and contrary to the provisions of the APSTPDS (Control) Order, 2018and consequently, set aside the impugned Cancellation Order vide Rc.No.D/CS/64/2025, Dt. 25.08.2025, IANO: 1 OF2025 Petition under Section 15,1 CPC., is filed praying that I-n the circumstances stated in the affidavl-I filed in support of the petI'tiOn, the Hl'gh Court may be pleased to suspend the operation of the impugned proceedings of the 3 Respondent in Rc.No.D/CS/64/2025, Dt; 25.08.2025, and direct the respondents to permit the petitioner'to continue as the Fal'r Price Shop Dealer for Shop No.13850`67, Dhone Town, Nandyal District, and to supply essential \ commodities tO her, PendI'ng diSPOS-al of the writ petition. The petitl-on coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and the order of the High Court dated 12.09.2025 made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Ms. Ayesha Azma S, Advocate for the Petition:r'r and of GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 and of' Sri. RAJU GUBBALA, Advocate for the Respondent No.5, the Courrmade the following ORDER: ffln pursuance of the o+~ders passed by this court on 12.09.2025, respondent No.4 - Mr.K.P|Narasimhu[u, Revenue DjvisionaI Officer, Dhone, appeared before this court and admitted the mistake committed by him in the said proceedings+rand stated that the mistake was crept in the' orders because of work Pressure and he undertook that he will n`ot commit such mistakes in future. I;- ` .\``. On a perusal of the impugned proceedings dated 25.08.2025, it can •t .. be observed that the said proceedings were passed after considering the explanation-submitted `by>the petitioner, but however, it creates a doubt as to whether the authorl-sail-On Of the Petitioner Was Cancelled Or suspended as the operative of the portion of the impugned proceedings reads as under: £€In vI-eW Of the above lapses committed by Smt.M.Sirisha,Temporary FP shop dealer, the authorization of smt. Smt.M.Sirl-sha, F.P Shop Dealer, F,P Shop No.1385067 of Dhone Town, Nandyal District is hereb cancelled Shop Dealer, F.P Shop No.1385067is hereb and Smt.M.Sirisha, F.P ended-w Therefore, there shall be an interim direction suspending the impugned proceedings dated 25.08.2025 issued by respondent No.4. In view of the suspension of the impugned proceedI-ngS dated 25.08.2025, the respondents are directed to supply essential commodities to the petitioner. I Orders reserved." SD/a M.vy.e±R!N]\/`AS lF_Gf~STRA R pg>.,`, y_ t`J' //TRUE COPY// OFFIL`,E.R To, 1. The Principal Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies, The State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 2. The District Collector (Civil Supplies), Nandyal District, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Dhone DivI-SiOn, Dhone, Nandyal DI-Strict, Andhra Pradesh. 4. The Tahsildar, Dhone Mandal, Dhone, Nandyal District, Andhra Pradesh. 5. Sm{. Nalawadi Nagaratna Bai, W/o. M. Ananda Rao, aged about 60 years, R/o D.No. 7-35, Dhone Village, Dhone MandaI, NandyaI Dist. (Addressee Nos. 1 to 5 BY RPAD) 6. One CC to Ms. Ayesha Azma S-,-.Advocate [OPUC] 7. One CC to Sri Raju Gubbala, Advocate [OPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES, High Court Of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 9. One spare copy. PSD a, -jf + , \`\ -i-- iirfu /. HIGH COURT VS, J DATED: 16/09/2025 ORDER WP.No.24496 of 2025 INTERIM DIRECTION